1. Merrymount Elementary School PTO MCAS Presentation November 10, 2015

2. Grades and Subjects Tested Grade 3- Reading and Mathematics Grade 4- English Language Arts and Mathematics Grade 5- English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science and Technology/Engineering

3. Composite Performance Index (CPI) Advanced (100 points) Proficient (100 points) High Needs Improvement (75 points) Low Needs Improvement (50 points) High Warning (25 points) Low Warning (0 points)

4. Student Growth Percentile (SGP) Each student’s rate of change is compared to other students with a similar test score history (“academic peers”) The rate of change is expressed as a percentile Typical student growth percentiles are between about 40 and 60

5. 2015 MCAS “Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” -Søren KierkegaardSøren Kierkegaard

6. English Language Arts Grades 3-5 CPI= 91.7 SGP= 66 MerrymountQuincyState Advanced28%19%27% Proficient49%51%48% Needs Improvement 20%21%19% Warning3%9%7%

7. Noteworthy Differences from 2014: CPI increased from 90.3 to 91.7 High Needs CPI slightly increased from 83.2 to 83.9 Low Income CPI increased from 83.9 to 87.8 Students with Disabilities CPI decreased from 73.4 to 71.7 Median SGP increased from 50 to 66 High Needs Median SGP increased from 55.5 to 67

8. Grade 3 Reading CPI= 88.7 4th in Quincy MerrymountQuincyState Advanced8%7%11% Proficient58%51%49% Needs Improvement 31%32% Warning3%10%9%

9. Grade 3 Reading

10. Noteworthy Differences from 2014: CPI decreased from 90.1 to 88.7 High Needs CPI decreased from 84.2 to 83.6 Students with Disabilities CPI increased from 75 to 77.3 Multiple Choice APC decreased from 87% to 85% Open Response APC decreased from 55% to 46% Language Anchor Standard APC increased from 86% to 90% Reading Anchor Standard APC decreased from 80% to 75% Vocabulary Acquisition and Use APC increased from 85% to 89%

11. Grade 4 ELA CPI= 92.9 SGP= 74.0 1st in Quincy MerrymountQuincyState Advanced35%11% Proficient51%47%53% Needs Improvement 10%31%33% Warning4%11%14%

12. Grade 4 ELA

13. Noteworthy Differences from 2014: CPI increased from 88.9 to 92.9 High Needs CPI increased from 82 to 83.8 Median SGP increased from 63.5 to 74 High Needs Median SGP increased from 64 to 70.5 Open Response APC increased from 57% to 62% Language Anchor Standard APC decreased from 87% to 85% Reading Anchor Standard APC increased from 74% to 75% Writing Anchor Standard APC increased from 76% to 81%

14. Grade 5 ELA CPI= 93.7 SGP= 58.0 1st in Quincy MerrymountQuincyState Advanced42%22%23% Proficient40%47%48% Needs Improvement 16%21%20% Warning1%9%

15. Grade 5 ELA

16. Noteworthy Differences from 2014: CPI increased from 92.1 to 93.7 High Needs CPI increased from 83.3 to 84.5 Median SGP increased from 43 to 58 Multiple Choice APC increased from 81% to 84% Open Response APC increased from 52% to 64% Language Anchor Standard APC increased from 79% to 85% Reading Anchor Standard APC increased from 71% to 77% Integration of Knowledge and Ideas APC increased from 64% to 87%

17. Mathematics Grades 3-5 CPI= 91.5 SGP= 65 MerrymountQuincyState Advanced47%30%36% Proficient32%30% Needs Improvement 19%25%21% Warning2%15%13%

18. Noteworthy Differences from 2014: CPI decreased from 93.4 to 91.5 High Needs CPI decreased from 89.5 to 85.6 Students with Disabilities CPI decreased from 81.5 to 77.5 Median SGP increased from 59 to 65 High Needs Median SGP decreased from 72 to 52

19. Grade 3 Math CPI= 89.8 5th in Quincy MerrymountQuincyState Advanced31%32% Proficient42%39% Needs Improvement 27%19%18% Warning0%10%11%

20. Grade 3 Math

21. Noteworthy Differences from 2014: CPI decreased from 96.6 to 89.8 High Needs CPI decreased from 94.2 to 85.9 Low Income CPI decreased from 98.3 to 87.5 Students with Disabilities CPI decreased from 88.3 to 86.4 Multiple Choice APC decreased from 90% to 80% Open Response APC decreased from 80% to 66% Short Answer APC increased from 74% to 82% Geometry APC increased from 76% to 84% Measurement and Data APC decreased from 83% to 67% Number and Operations in Base Ten APC decreased from 90% to 81% Number and Operations- Fractions APC decreased from 80% to 74% Operations and Algebraic Thinking APC decreased from 91% to 84%

22. Grade 4 Math CPI= 91.8 SGP= 65.0 1st in Quincy MerrymountQuincyState Advanced51%21%19% Proficient27%25%29% Needs Improvement 20%41%40% Warning2%12%13%

23. Grade 4 Math

24. Noteworthy Differences from 2014: High Needs CPI increased from 87 to 90 Students with Disabilities CPI decreased from 88.3 to 86.4 Median SGP increased from 56 to 65 High Needs Median SGP increased from 57 to 65 Multiple Choice APC decreased from 88% to 84% Open Response APC increased from 67% to 80% Short Answer APC increased from 81% to 88% Geometry APC decreased from 86% to 82% Number and Operations in Base Ten APC decreased from 90% to 84% Number and Operations- Fractions APC increased from 75% to 84% Operations and Algebraic Thinking APC increased from 80% to 90%

25. Grade 5 Math CPI= 92.9 SGP= 66.0 1st in Quincy MerrymountQuincyState Advanced60%31%35% Proficient25%32% Needs Improvement 12%23%21% Warning3%14%12%

26. Grade 5 Math

27. Noteworthy Differences from 2014: CPI increased slightly from 92.1 to 92.9 High Needs CPI decreased from 85.7 to 81 Low Income CPI decreased from 91.7 to 87.5 Median SGP decreased from 73 to 66 Open Response APC increased from 78% to 80% Short Answer APC decreased from 86% to 83% Geometry APC increased from 82% to 90% Measurement and Data APC decreased from 83% to 79% Number and Operations in Base 10 APC decreased from 89% to 81% Number and Operations- Fractions APC decreased from 79% to 78% Operations and Algebraic Thinking APC increased from 72% to 89%

28. Grade 5 STE CPI= 94.4 1st in Quincy MerrymountQuincyState Advanced37%19%16% Proficient43%37%35% Needs Improvement 19%35%37% Warning0%10%13%

29. Grade 5 STE

30. Noteworthy Differences from 2014: CPI increased from 89.5 to 94.4 High Needs CPI increased from 77.4 to 88.1 Low Income CPI increased from 81.7 to 89.3 Multiple Choice APC increased from 82% to 87% Open Response APC increased from 57% to 61% Earth and Space APC increased from 71% to 76% Life Science APC increased from 72% to 81% Physical Sciences APC decreased from 83% to 82% Technology/Engineering APC increased from 72% to 77%

31. Review of 2014-2015 Goals “A little reflection will show us that every belief, even the simplest and most fundamental, goes beyond experience when regarded as a guide to our actions.” -William Kingdon Clifford

32. English Language Arts During the 2014-2015 school year, students will demonstrate a growing understanding of increasingly complex text. This will be evident by an increase of 2% or more on the school-wide average percent correct in the College and Career Readiness Anchor Standard for Key Ideas and Details from a base of 74% as measured by the 2015 English Language Arts MCAS Standards Report.

33. Average Percent Correct Key Ideas and Details 20142015 Goal Met? Grade 379%75%No Grade 471%74%Yes Grade 572%75%Yes All Students74%74.6%No

34. Mathematics During the 2014-2015 school year, students will demonstrate an increased ability to persevere and use reasoning to solve increasingly complex math tasks as related to open response type questions. This will be evident by an increase of 2% or more on the school-wide average percent correct from a base of 75%, as measured by the 2015 Mathematics MCAS Standards Report.

35. Average Percent Correct Open Response 20142015 Goal Met? Grade 380%66%No Grade 467%80%Yes Grade 578%80%Yes All Students75% No

36. 2015-2016 Goals

37. English Language Arts During the 2015-2016 school year, students will demonstrate a growing understanding of increasingly complex text. This will be evident by an increase of 1% or more on the school-wide average percent correct in the College and Career Readiness Anchor Standard for Key Ideas and Details from a base of 74% as measured by the 2016 English Language Arts Standards Report.

38. Mathematics During the 2015-2016 school year, students will demonstrate an increased understanding of Number and Operations in Base Ten. This will be evident by an increase of 1% or more on the school-wide average percent correct from a base of 82% in the area of Number and Operations in Base Ten, as measured by the 2016 Mathematics Standards Report.

39. Questions?